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Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad (Nastaliq: زلمی خلیلزاد - Zalmay Khalīlzād) (born: 22 March 1951) is a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and president of Khalilzad Associates, an international business consulting firm based in Washington, DC. He was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush. He has been involved with U.S. policy makers at the White House, State Department and Pentagon since the mid-1980s, and was the highest-ranking Muslim American in the Administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Zalmay Khalilzad's previous assignments in the Administration include U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
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These days, it can be easy to forget that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is not officially running for president.The latest example: Mr. Perry just posted a picture of himself at a meeting with Zalmay Khalilzad, who had served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Afghanistan and Iraq. “W/former Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad discussing Middle East policy,” Mr. Perry writes, including a cell phone photo of the two men standing side-by-side. It’s the second time in a month Mr. Perry has advertised one of his meetings on foreign policy involving countries that ...

KABUL (SANA): Governance is such a significant problem in Afghanistan that there is growing speculation the Karzai government is about to create a new “chief executive” position.This unelected figure would be a buffer between the President and his ministers, holding both the status of a cabinet minister and many levers of power. A powerful former U.S. ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, has denied he is negotiating for the job.Last week, the Kabul newspaper 8 a.m. reported it had obtained the draft language for the chairman of the “executive commission” post.The chairman ...